phone > scan Le Tag > presto!

AFS — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:33:39 +0000

This new app developed by Microsoft and Le Book looks very, very cool. Use your phone to scan the code at the bottom of the page, a web page opens up showcasing the photographers work, with links to his/her personal web site and what ever else they want. “Acting as a filter, bookmark and bridge.” I see this as a big time saver and a great way to add value to their already amazing fashion industry bible Le Book.

English LeBook Tutorial from LE BOOK on Vimeo.

Workshops: the Creative Director

AFS — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:19:52 +0000

donna karan campaign

Hello! Christine Be will be the Creative Director for the upcoming workshops, and I thought you might like to see some of her work. Her clients have included Donna Karan, Tiffany & Co., Tom Ford, Estee Lauder, and many more. (*the photos in this post were shot by Mikael Jansson, one of my favorite photographers. And Christine worked on the design*)

She’s just launched her personal web site, and here it is:

http://christinebe.com/

And a few highlights from her site:

cate blanchett, donna karan campaign

finally, the workshops!

AFS — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:11:00 +0000

The Work In Progress Photography Seminars are finally here!

The first two one-day workshops were held on Saturdays: July 11 and August 22, 2009. We focused on creating great lighting, composition, working with art directors, hair and makeup artists, models, etc.

I didn’t want this thing to get too boring, so we’ll be working in the amazing Metropolitan Building in NY, where the likes of Steven Meisel, Paolo Roversi, Diego Uchitel, Patrick Demarchelier, Annie Leibovitz, and Me have all worked We’ll be shooting on one of these two floors:

Second Floor

Third Floor

Here are a few of the tear sheets from the Met Bldg’s promo materials:

http://www.metropolitanbuilding.com/tearsheets/index.html

And here are a few of my advertising images from the Metropolitan Bldg:

So here’s the plan:

There will be a maximim of 5 participants. The format will be fairly loose. I want you to get as much out of it as possible – and to that extent we will be doing what you all want to do the most. The space is huge so we will have plenty of space to spread out. I’ll be concentrating on using daylight and mixing it with strobes, bounce cards, gels, etc. Also discussed will be the pluses and minuses of front lighting, back lighting, side lighting, strobe, tungsten, modeling lights, and such.

So bring your cameras, tripods for sure because it can be a little dark in there, laptops if you want, small reflectors, and whatever else you like to work with.

And since we’ll be in New York, I will also have guest Art Directors/Makeup artists/Stylists who have worked on assignments for Vogue Italia, Kate Spade, Prada, Bergdorf Goodman, Victoria’s Secret, Surface, Allure, New York Times, etc. So part of the day will feel like a real assignment, because it sort of will be

We will also be using models from Ford Models, New York Models, and elsewhere.

[In case you are wondering if I know what I am doing, well...er...sort of

Actually, I do have a lot of teaching experience, including teaching photography at Parsons School of Design in New York as well as in Paris. I was also the Assistant Chair of the Photo department there for a number of years.]

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Cost of this workshop is $495 per person for the way, which covers: the space, lighting, models, make-up artists, breakfast and lunch. Not included are lodging and transportation.

PayPal e-check is the preferred method of Payment. If you want to pay by regular PayPal or PayPal Credit Card, please add in $14.85 (3%) to help cover the PayPal processing fee. When sending payment, please specify the date of the workshop which you would like to attend. Cancellation must be made 15 days prior to the workshop day in order to receive a refund. Payment should be sent to ron at ron purdy dot com. Also, any questions you may have can be sent to the above e-mail address, or posted in the comments section of this post and I will reply.

~AFS

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phone > scan Le Tag > presto!

Workshops: the Creative Director

She’s just launched her personal web site, and here it is:

finally, the workshops!